Senior Technical Lead

at  ICEYE

WHO ARE WE?

ICEYE is the global leader in synthetic aperture radar (SAR) satellite operations for Earth Observation, persistent monitoring, and natural catastrophe solutions; owning and operating the world’s largest SAR constellation. ICEYE is headquartered in Finland and operates from five international locations with more than 600 employees from nearly 60 countries, inspired by the shared vision of improving life on Earth by becoming the global source of truth in Earth Observation.
Our satellites acquire images of Earth at any time – even when it’s cloudy or dark – providing commercial and government partners with unmatched persistent monitoring capabilities. Information derived from our SAR images helps customers make data-driven decisions to address time-critical challenges in various sectors, such as maritime, disaster management, insurance, and finance.
Our team is a tight-knit group of experts across many disciplines (e.g., engineering, software development, radar technology, etc.). We’re innovative, driven people who strive for excellence in everything we do. Teamwork, curiosity, and having fun are core values at ICEYE, and contribute to Making the Impossible possible!!

IN ADDITION TO THE ABOVE, IT WOULD BE BENEFICIAL IF YOU HAD THE BELOW ATTRIBUTES AND SKILLS:

• Experience working alongside people from diverse technical backgrounds
• Knowledge of SAR and/or remote sensing is a plus
• Expertise in Python and geospatial programming
• History of working with containers and kubernetes

ROLE HIGHLIGHTS:

• Senior Technical Lead (Wind)
• Strong Software Engineering background
• Permanent
• Finland, Poland, remote (Europe)

WHAT IS THE ROLE?

We are seeking an experienced Senior Technical Lead to join our Wind Natural Catastrophe Solutions product team that is focused on deriving actionable insights about hurricane damage. As a key member of our product team, you will play a critical role in shaping the future of our Wind product, steering it from the technical proof-of-concept phase into general product release. Your expertise in software engineering, technical leadership, product mindset and strategic vision of what good engineering looks like will be essential to our success.
As a Senior Technical Lead, you will be a key member of the Wind team and will be chiefly responsible for guiding technical decisions, leading development efforts, and ensuring successful project execution. Effective communication and collaboration with product managers and other engineering teams are essential for you to excel in this role.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Develop an end-to-end tech vision and roadmap for the product, understanding dependencies and outcomes and ensuring close alignment with the product manager
• Communicate technical needs and expertise required for successful product development
• Ability to work closely with geospatial technical specialists, understand how their work fits into the big picture without needing to have expert understanding of ‘how’ their components work
• Proactively address risks, challenges, and needs, fostering a collaborative environment
• Actively participate in planning and objective setting for each quarter
• Foster active communication and collaboration with other engineering team & technical leads
• Lead the execution of product development initiatives, ensuring good delivery practices, high-quality and safe code, and early de-risking of product requirements
• Architect for operations, security, and scalability, leveraging modern software engineering practices
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams (including product manager, SAR and remote sensing experts, machine learning engineers and other software engineers) to design, develop, test, and maintain the product
• Share best practices, guide code reviews, and promote a culture of continuous learning to ensure the team constantly improves their development habits
• Identify strategies to accelerate the timeline of bringing R&D elements to production